Why is my Ebony Blade not upgrading?

The "Ebony Blade" (Name of a unique 2h Sword) effect is upgraded when you kill a "friend". Hiring a follower does not make them your friend. You need to kill NPC's that you have completed quests for. One example is the Riverwood merchent that gives the 'Golden Claw' quest.
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Why can't i upgrade the Ebony Blade?

The Ebony Blade only gets upgraded if you kill someone who trusts you, basically if you can have them as a follower then they trust you.
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Who to kill to upgrade Ebony Blade?

Four of the five are valid targets for charging the Blade. Namely, they are Bujold the Unworthy, Elmus, Halbarn Iron-Fur, and Hilund. Kuvar and the Riekling Chief are not valid. The Unofficial Skyrim Patch changed their disposition and you can not use those four Nords as targets for charging the blade.
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How many times can the Ebony Blade be upgraded?

The blade cannot be upgraded. This is explained in Admonition Against Ebony which states that: "Not even the hottest fires of the Skyforge could melt it; indeed the coals themselves seemed to cool when it was placed within," revealing the sword's immunity to heat or normal forging/smithing techniques.
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What is the max DMG on Ebony Blade?

For every two characters slain, the perk increases by 2 points up to a maximum damage rating of 30.
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How do you know if Ebony Blade is maxed out?

After the last two kills, enchantment = 30 pts, and this is the dialogue you will be hearing and looking out for when the blade is fully charged: "At last, my blade is returned to its full glory.
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What is the fastest way to upgrade the Ebony Blade?

The easiest way to upgrade the blade is to give gold to beggars or alcohol to drunks to befriend them, then kill them with the sword. Players can also use the Dead Thrall spell to reanimate an NPC they've killed, then kill them again and repeat the process to quickly level up the sword.
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How strong can Ebony Blade get?

With all One-Handed Skill damage perks, you can get the Blade to have 70-80 base damage. Mine is currently at 70 (One Handed Skill 80, Two-Handed Skill 30). Plus absorbing 30HP each swing (after killing 10 friends), its a formidable weapon to use.
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Can you improve the Ebony Blade with smithing?

It is not connected to Boethia (whose artifact is the Ebony Mail). The Ebony Blade cannot be improved by smithing.
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Can anyone wield the Ebony Blade?

The Ebony Blade can only be wielded to its mightiest potential by those impure of heart. Ebony Blade was a magical blade forged by Merlin and Sir Percy from the Starstone meteorite.
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How many people does it take to kill the Ebony Blade?

So how many people do I need to kill for the blade to be at full power? 10.... 2 kills per upgrade. Mephala will say something each time she upgrades the weapon, so you know it worked.
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How to level up Ebony Blade reddit?

  1. Use calm spells on enemies, then kill them. They'll be consodered friendly to you.
  2. If you dont wanna do that, pick up the ritual stone and kill a friendly npc, then revive them using the ritual stone and kill them. Repeat until it's fully upgraded.
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Can Ebony Blade cut Mjolnir?

The Ebony Blade is a magical sword made from a Starstone meteorite by Merlin. That allows the blade to have a lot of properties including being immune to magic, coming back to the wielder like Mjolnir, absorbing energy, and cut through virtually anything.
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Is the Necrosword the Ebony Blade?

The Necrosword was made by Knull's experimentation in the living abyss. It's different from other symbiotes like Venom, Carnage, and others. The All-black Necrosword naturally appears as a blade quite similar to the Ebony Blade. It possesses the powers of All-Black bestows on its wielder.
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Is the Ebony Blade Excalibur?

No. The Ebony Blade was originally referred to as the Black Blade. Merlin created the weapon to be a worthy magical counterpart to King Arthur's Excalibur.
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Is the Ebony Blade a leveled weapon?

Nope it's not levelled. The enchantment levels up by the unique effect as you probably know, but it doesn't matter what level you are when you get it. It's actually a much better weapon early on as it can't be upgraded with smithing.
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What does upgrading the Ebony Blade do?

Actually it can't be improved. Every 2 friendlies (Spouses, Followers, Guildmates) that you kill with the Ebony Blade, upgrades the Absorb Health effect up to 30 points of health per hit.
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Does the Ebony Blade scale with one handed?

Your character will wield the sword with both hands and base damage is calculated based on two-handed skill, but the damage you do with it is boosted by the perks in the one-handed skill tree.
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Does Ebony Blade count as greatsword?

The Ebony Blade is wielded in two hands, but is considered a one-handed sword rather than a greatsword. This means that it gets the benefits of a generic two-handed weapon, such as using and training the Two-handed general skill level, but also benefits from all the One-handed perks that apply to one-handed swords.
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What is the best weapon in Skyrim?

Skyrim: Most Powerful Weapons, Ranked
  1. 1 Miraak's Sword. The Best One-Handed Sword In The Game.
  2. 2 Auriel's Bow. Drops Undead With Ease. ...
  3. 3 Nightingale Bow. Adds Ice Damage To Arrows. ...
  4. 4 Dwarven Black Bow Of Fate. ...
  5. 5 Zephyr. ...
  6. 6 Bloodscythe & Soulrender. ...
  7. 7 Drainblood Battleaxe. ...
  8. 8 Harkon's Sword. ...
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What is the ebony warriors max level?

With a character level of 80, the Ebony Warrior is one of the highest leveled characters in the game, ranking below Karstaag who is a level 90, and both Arngeir and Miraak, who are tied at level 150.
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What is the command to level up the Ebony Blade in Skyrim?

Try the console command "setstage DA08 60" to reset the status of the Ebony Blade. Or replace 60 with 80 to set the Ebony Blade to fully upgraded status. You can also try "resetquest DA08" to complete it.
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What level is the ebony knight?

The Ebony Warrior is a level 80 only quest in Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC. Upon reaching level 80, a warrior encased in ebony armor will approach you in any of the major cities and challenge you to a duel to the death.
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Can you enchant the Ebony Blade?

As for enchantments, you can either not use any and use Elemental Fury which at least doubles your sword swinging speed for around 20 seconds, or you can add absorb health/fire/frost/shock damage to your sword to increase the damage output and effectiveness of it.
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